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00:00RFK Jr. claims circumcised boys at higher risk of autism.
00:04Here's what the evidence says.
00:06United States Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made controversial claims about autism
00:12causes, asserting that infant circumcision is linked to higher autism rates in boys.
00:17He connects this to his long-standing, scientifically unsupported theory that Tylenol causes autism,
00:23suggesting that circumcised boys develop autism because they're given Tylenol for pain management.
00:29Kennedy also stirred controversy by claiming that Trump derangement syndrome causes pregnant
00:33women to irresponsibly take Tylenol, potentially endangering their pregnancies.
00:39He claimed to have seen a social media video of a pregnant woman gobbling Tylenol while cursing
00:43the president, suggesting political hatred has entered the realm of pathology.
00:48The 2015 study Kennedy references only showed correlation, not causation, between circumcision
00:55and autism. The researchers noted they had no data on painkiller use and couldn't determine
01:00whether Tylenol was a factor. Medical experts criticized Kennedy's focus on environmental
01:06causes and cures for autism because it spreads misinformation, erodes trust in health agencies,
01:12and diverts attention from essential support services for autistic individuals.
01:16His circumcision claim led to accusations of anti-Semitism from political leaders like
01:21Congressman Jerry Nadler. The scientific community refutes these claims, emphasizing that neither
01:27circumcision nor Tylenol causes autism and stresses seeking advice from licensed professionals.
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